noun Download 🔗Share A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter. Examples : "The old wooden table had slivers sticking out, so I had to be careful not to get a splinter. " part material thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning. Examples : "The factory worker carefully collected the slivers of cotton emerging from the carding machine, preparing them for the next stage of processing. " material industry machine process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings. Examples : "The fisherman used slivers to attract the small fish. " fish food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A narrow high-rise apartment building. Examples : "New York City's skyline is increasingly dotted with slivers, thin apartment buildings rising high above the older buildings. " architecture property building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit. Examples : "to sliver wood" action process material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
